Shoppers smash window to save children trapped in hot car

A cellphone video taken by a witness shows how some concerned citizens used a hammer to smash the window of a car in order to free two children trapped inside.

A cellphone video taken by a witness shows how some concerned citizens used a hammer to smash the window of a car in order to free two children trapped inside.

Adrienne Cutway, Orlando Sentinel

Shoppers in Texas turned to good Samaritans when they smashed a window to save two children who were screaming from inside of a hot car, according to KHOU.

One man recorded cellphone video as another took a hammer to the window and broke the glass. A woman appears to try to climb inside the Jeep since the child locks made it difficult to get the young boy and girl out. After a few minutes, they were freed.

Initial reports, including an earlier version of this story, cited testimony from witnesses who said the mother left the children in the car while she went to get a haircut. However, more witnesses have stepped forward to say the mother accidentally locked the children in her car and asked bystanders to help her get them out.